Nets exercise options on Boone, Yi, Williams The New Jersey Nets exercised a fourth-year contract option on center Josh Boone and third-year options on forwards Sean Williams and Yi Jianlian on Thursday. The Nets also declined to pick up the fourth-year option on guard Maurice Ager. Boone, Williams and Yi are now signed [...]

Oden will sit out 2-4 weeks with foot sprain Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will be out four-to-six weeks with an injury to his right foot. The team said Wednesday that an MRI and CT scan revealed Oden has a mid-lateral foot sprain. Oden injured his foot in the first quarter of [...]

Battie hopes his return to Magic is key to success
Tony Battie reclined in his easy chair, cold drink in his hand, and leisurely watched the Orlando Magic win 52 games last year.
Lakers waive Coby Karl Coby Karl, who played in 17 games for the Los Angeles Lakers last [...]

Lakers waive Coby Karl Coby Karl, who played in 17 games for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, was waived by the defending Western Conference champions Monday. Karl, the son of Denver Nuggets coach George Karl, averaged 1.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 4.2 minutes as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Lakers. He [...]

Who made the right move this summer? About 50 veteran players are playing for a new team this season. Charley Rosen looks at the good — and bad — offseason changes.
VIDEO: NBA Preview: Southeast Division The Southeast should belong to Orlando thanks to its backcourt. Marques Johnson’s opinion of Jameer Nelson has changed. [...]

Bulls star Rose injures hip in preseason game Derrick Rose, the former Memphis star selected first overall in the NBA draft, left the Chicago Bulls‘ exhibition finale against Milwaukee because of a hip injury Friday night. Rose sustained a right hip flexor injury midway through the first quarter. He left the United Center court [...]

Will Memphis move Crittenton to Magic? (Yahoo! Sports) It has become apparent that there will be minimal playing time for second-year guard Jararis Crittenton behind…

Magic Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
There is a one good reason why the Orlando Magic should continue their rise this season in the Eastern Conference: Center Dwight Howard.
Howard became the best center in the NBA last season, but at age 22, he really has just scratched the surface [...]

Howard scores 29, leads Magic to 109-103 pre-season win over Hawks
Dwight Howard had 29 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a 109-103 pre-season victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
Gay sits out with staph infection Memphis forward Rudy Gay has a staph infection [...]

Clippers PG Davis could play in season opener Baron Davis learned Monday his injured finger does not need surgery, and the Clippers guard might be ready to play in the season opener. Davis has a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left ring finger, but is expected to resume basketball activities [...]